Posted on April 8, 2025April 8, 2025Categories Current, MondayTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Tariffs: Bane, Boondoggle or Ballyhoo?

Yes. What? Oh, do you prefer ‘all of the above’? No, I will not tell you what the words mean, Whippersnapper! Isn’t that what Chat GPT is for these days? Pretending I’m not talking to a three year old… Yes, the tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on practically the whole world are all three things. Which one to whom kinda depends on who you ask. Bane to friend and foe alike – no one likes having to pay the … Continue reading “Tariffs: Bane, Boondoggle or Ballyhoo?”

Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025Categories Current, MondayTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Immigration: The Two Edged Sword

The issues around immigration to the United States are mired in hype, hoopla and plain old snake oil. Ninety percent of the time legal and illegal immigration are conflated as if they were the same thing. They aren’t. Yes, America is a nation of immigrants. The American continents are entire continents of immigrants, if anthropologists are to be believed. There are no native Americans because there’s no moral difference between 250 years and 20,000. We’re all immigrants. Except it’s total … Continue reading “Immigration: The Two Edged Sword”